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Librarian’s Place has moved
Published on 2008-07-13 10:19:12
Librarian’s Place is no longer continuing at this site. It has moved to Friend Feed. This site will remain as an archive, and so that the blogroll can be accessed by anyone who would like to do so. However, further updates of content will not be made to this site, but will continue at Friend [...]
“Bronze Inside and Out” by Mary Strachan Scriver
Published on 2008-06-20 13:26:55
“Bronze Inside and Out” by Mary Strachan Scriver | Books & Writers | New West Network New West Book Review “Bronze Inside and Out” by Mary Strachan Scriver A biography of the late Montana sculptor Bob Scriver by his former wife Mary Strachan Scriver. By Ellen Mahoney, Guest Writer, 6-20-08 Bronze Inside and Out: A [...]
Bill Kauffman: John McCain’s town hall meetings are parodies of democracy
Published on 2008-06-20 13:17:27
Bill Kauffman: John McCain’s town hall meetings are parodies of democracy | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk The forensic centrepiece of recent presidential campaigns has been the “debates”, though they are not so much debates as soporific exchanges of focus-group-tested pander lines and carefully scripted ad-libs. “Minor” candidates are excluded: no sense in permitting such [...]
The Mundaneum Museum Honors the First Concept of the World Wide Web
Published on 2008-06-20 13:13:42
The Mundaneum Museum Honors the First Concept of the World Wide Web – NYTimes.com The Web Time Forgot By ALEX WRIGHT Correction Appended MONS, Belgium — On a fog-drizzled Monday afternoon, this fading medieval city feels like a forgotten place. Apart from the obligatory Gothic cathedral, there is not much to see here except for [...]
J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement
Published on 2008-06-10 06:09:08
J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement : Harvard Magazine J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. See here for full text and live video recording.
Suffering From Social Networking Anxiety Disorder (SNAD)
Published on 2008-06-10 06:06:39
Internet Evolution – Editor’s Blog – Suffering From Social Networking Anxiety Disorder (SNAD) Extract: Not sure if you’re suffering? Here are three symptoms of SNAD to look out for. If you have any of these, you should contact your mental-health-professional avatar immediately. 1. You were considering breaking up with your significant other, but decided to [...]
Britannica surrenders to Wikipedia model
Published on 2008-06-10 06:04:03
Phil Bradley’s weblog: Britannica surrenders to Wikipedia model Britannica surrenders to Wikipedia model britannicanet.com » Blog Archive » Britannicaâs New Site. I think we can post this one under ‘it was always going to happen’. According to the britannicanet site Encyclopaedia Britannica is about to launch a new initiative. Expert contributors and readers will be [...]
Charlotte, Oscar & Co.
Published on 2008-06-10 05:48:03
Charlotte, Oscar & Co. – Los Angeles Times From the Los Angeles Times DARK PASSAGES Charlotte, Oscar & Co. When literary figures are turned into detectives, there’s great promise in the material–and little margin for error By Sarah Weinman May 11, 2008 Where better for a writer to turn for inspiration than to reality? This [...]
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom
Published on 2008-06-10 05:45:38
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom – Times Online Bryan Appleyard A noisy cafe in Newport Beach, California. Nassim Nicholas Taleb is eating three successive salads, carefully picking out anything with a high carbohydrate content. He is telling me how to live. “The only way you can say ‘F*** you’ to fate [...]
The Nordic Mystery Boom
Published on 2008-05-31 07:25:38
The Nordic Mystery Boom – Los Angeles Times Forget Holmes, Marple and Poirot. The Scandinavians have a clue. By Joe Queenan May 25, 2008 Americans are often unaware of major cultural trends developing just slightly off the beaten path. Take the Scandinavian Whodunit Boom. A month ago, Karin Fossum’s novel, “The Indian Bride,” won the [...]